{"id":171910,"date":"2025-07-02T09:50:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=171910&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-07-02T09:50:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:50:16","slug":"rd-hub-expansion-accelerates-in-central-fukuoka","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/rd-hub-expansion-accelerates-in-central-fukuoka\/","title":{"rendered":"R&#038;D Hub Expansion Accelerates in Central Fukuoka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka\u2019s city center is seeing a surge in the establishment of research and development hubs, particularly in semiconductors. In October, U.S.-based Amkor Technology\u2014ranked second globally in semiconductor back-end services\u2014opened an R&amp;D center in Nakasu, Hakata Ward. In March, Tokyo Electron Kyushu, a subsidiary of Japan\u2019s leading semiconductor equipment firm Tokyo Electron, launched a software development office near Hakata Station. Companies cite the city\u2019s accessibility and competitive hiring environment as key advantages that justify the cost of urban operations. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> FIBA<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171907\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_nippon-electron_2025_cl.jpg?resize=792%2C1196&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"792\" height=\"1196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_nippon-electron_2025_cl.jpg?w=792&amp;ssl=1 792w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_nippon-electron_2025_cl.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_nippon-electron_2025_cl.jpg?resize=678%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_nippon-electron_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C1160&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/>Photo from<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka Prefecture\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka\u2019s city center is seeing a surge in the establishment of research and development hubs, particularly in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":171907,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-171910","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-hakata","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/171910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}